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Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery

Second Brigade - Horse Artillery - Cavalry Corps

— Army of the Potomac —

 
 
Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery Tablet image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
1. Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery Tablet
Inscription.
Army of the Potomac
Cavalry Corps
Second Brigade Horse Artillery
Battery C Third U.S. Artillery

Six 3 inch Rifles
Lieut. William D. Fuller Commanding

July 1 Proceeded under orders to Manchester Md. and picketed and held all roads until afternoon of July 3 when ordered to Emmitsburg and marched to Westminster.

July 4 Arrived at Emmitsburg.

Not engaged.
 
Erected 1907 by Gettysburg National Military Park Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1931.
 
Location. 39° 48.281′ N, 77° 13.812′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. Marker is at the intersection of Taneytown Road (State Highway 134) and Granite School House Road, on the right when traveling south on Taneytown Road. Located east of Cemetery Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Michael Frey Farm (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Patterson Farm (about 500 feet away); Artillery Reserve (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sixth Ohio Cavalry (approx. 0.2 miles
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away); Batteries B & L, Second U.S. Artillery (approx. ¼ mile away); J. Hummelbaugh Farm (approx. ¼ mile away); First Brigade (approx. ¼ mile away); New York State Auxiliary Monument (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
 
More about this marker. This tablet is one of many which, while placed on the Gettysburg battlefield, represent units not on the battlefield and discuss activities which took place well away from Gettysburg.
 
Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery Tablet image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, September 17, 2008
2. Battery C, Third U.S. Artillery Tablet
The ground behind and to the west of the tablet was recently cleared to restore visibility lines similar to those at the time of the battle.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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